15 Hilarious Fantasy Basketball Team Names

By Cody Williams

15 Fantasy Basketball Team Names To Get Some Laughs

15 Fantasy Basketball Team Names To Get Some Laughs — Having a solid all-round roster is obviously important when you’re playing fantasy basketball. Arguably as important (to some people at least) is having the perfect name for your squad. One of the best that I’ve ever heard is from J.E. Skeets of NBA TV’s “The Starters:” the Kim Jong Ilyasovas. Though there might not be any that incredible, here are 15 tea names that will earn a laugh within your league.

15. Embiid My Lips

15. Embiid My Lips

15. Embiid My Lips

15. Embiid My Lips — So what if Joel Embiid isn’t going to be suiting up this season. He’s already a polarizing NBA personality and has a name easy to pun. Another solid option for Embiid’s name would be “Dirty Embiids Done Dirt Cheap.”

14. Elfrid Pennyworth

14. Elfrid Pennyworth

14. Elfrid Pennyworth

14. Elfrid Pennyworth — In case you were wondering, Alfred Pennyworth is Bruce Wayne’s famous butler. Basically he’s Batman’s confidant and closest friend. Just insert Elfrid Payton’s name and there you go.

13. BiyomBo Knows

13. BiyomBo Knows

13. BiyomBo Knows

13. BiyomBo Knows — Bismack Biyombo is a guy that you never want to own a fantasy team. He’s seen his role go from starter, to bench role player, to maybe-he’ll-play-if-someone-gets-injured this year. However, that makes it all the more ironically funny to have him in your fantasy team name.

12. Dragic Carpet Ride

12. Dragic Carpet Ride

12. Dragic Carpet Ride

12. Dragic Carpet Ride — Goran or Zoran, you can take your pick which one this uses the name of, but it’s nonetheless an old reliable in the humorous fantasy team name department.

11. Yay Or Nene?

11. Yay Or Nene?

11. Yay Or Nene?

11. Yay Or Nene? — Do you think that Nene is going to be a big force in fantasy basketball? He’s a possible contributor to your fantasy team, but he’s the source of this gem of a team name.

10. Swaggy P's And Carrots

10. Swaggy P's And Carrots

10. Swaggy P's And Carrots

10. Swaggy P's And Carrots — For those who have an affinity for chuckers in the NBA, it’s upsetting that we’re going to be without Nick Young for a while this season. However, it’s okay to remember him fondly by naming your fantasy team after him.

9. The Harden They Fall

9. The Harden They Fall

9. The Harden They Fall

9. The Harden They Fall — Harden is one of the most divisive figures in the NBA right now, largely because of his defense. He’s going to be a fantasy monster and no one would care at all if you named your fantasy team using his moniker.

8. Edgar Allen Oladipo

8. Edgar Allen Oladipo

8. Edgar Allen Oladipo

8. Edgar Allen Oladipo — Conflicted genius poet meets exciting young Orlando Magic guard. That sounds like a winner.

7. Exum Through The Gift Shop

7. Exum Through The Gift Shop

7. Exum Through The Gift Shop

7. Exum Through The Gift Shop — Exum could be the next big thing in the league over his rookie year or he could look like a young kid that needs a lot of work against this level of competition. Regardless, he can hook you up with a solid fantasy name.

6. Chief Markieff

6. Chief Markieff

6. Chief Markieff

6. Chief Markieff — Markieff Morris could have a solid year with the upstart Suns, but that’s not what’s important right now. What’s important is that your fantasy team name could depend on him.

5. Greivis Period

5. Greivis Period

5. Greivis Period

5. Greivis Period — If something saddening or traumatic happens in your life, there’s a solid chance that you’re going through a grievance period. You sign point guard Greivis Vasquez, it’s time for a Greivis Period.

4. Batum Raider

4. Batum Raider

4. Batum Raider

4. Batum Raider — How this never came to mind before is kind of baffling to me as someone who loves a good pun is baffling to me. Use this name. Love this name. Win fantasy titles with this name.

3. Bargnani's Flight School

3. Bargnani's Flight School

3. Bargnani's Flight School

3. Bargnani's Flight School — Remember when Andrea Bargnani tried to take flight against the Philadelphia 76ers and ended up falling on his face? Your fantasy team should undoubtedly learn from the master.

2. 21 Shump Street

2. 21 Shump Street

2. 21 Shump Street

2. 21 Shump Street — There’s certainly going to be some uncertainty surrounding the future of Iman Shumpert in New York. That doesn’t mean you can’t capitalize this year and establish your fantasy team’s permanent address.

1. Carry On My Hayward Son

1. Carry On My Hayward Son

1. Carry On My Hayward Son

1. Carry On My Hayward Son — “Carry on my Hayward Son. The Jazz’ll be at peace when you’re done. Lay your Gordon’s head to rest. Don’t Utah cry no more.” Book it.

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